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[[File:362px-Hydria_Python_Louvre_K287.jpg|thumb|Red-figure hydria, c. 360–350 BC, from Paestum; the vertical handle used for pouring is located on the opposite side (Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Louvre).]]A '''hydria''' (plural ''hydriai'') is a type of Greek pottery used for carrying water. | [[File:362px-Hydria_Python_Louvre_K287.jpg|thumb|Red-figure hydria, c. 360–350 BC, from Paestum; the vertical handle used for pouring is located on the opposite side (Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Louvre).]]A '''hydria''' (plural ''hydriai'') is a type of Greek pottery used for carrying water. | ||
The hydria has three handles. | The hydria has three handles. | ||
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The third handle, a vertical one, located in the center of the other two handles, was used when pouring water. | The third handle, a vertical one, located in the center of the other two handles, was used when pouring water. | ||
Hydriai can be found in both red- and black-figure technique. | Hydriai can be found in both red- and black-figure technique. | ||
Hydriai often depicted scenes of Greek mythology that reflected moral and social obligations. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Gnotilus]] | * [[Gnotilus]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 09:52, 22 June 2016
A hydria (plural hydriai) is a type of Greek pottery used for carrying water.
The hydria has three handles.
Two horizontal handles on either side of the body of the pot were used for lifting and carrying the pot.
The third handle, a vertical one, located in the center of the other two handles, was used when pouring water.
Hydriai can be found in both red- and black-figure technique.
Hydriai often depicted scenes of Greek mythology that reflected moral and social obligations.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Hydria @ Wikipedia